Erroneous link error running cl.exe/MSPDB110.DLL on cygwin bash via ssh

Question

On Windows 7, Visual Studio 2012. Attempting to build via cygwin bash just using cl.exe and cygwin/gnu make. I've got my bash environment vars set correctly with clues from;

Invoking cl.exe (MSVC compiler) in Cygwin shell and VS2008 Command Prompt + Cygwin

(I simply diff the environment vars before and after running vcvarsX.bat, tweak that list a little and set it in my bash session. It works)

I have a hello world test.c and makefile which builds fine in the console cygwin bash, but fails in an ssh if the /debug switch is set. Without the /debug it builds.

Here's a copy of my ssh session without and with the /debug switch;

http://pastebin.com/zY39i2c6

I believe the link error (near the bottom) to be erroneous since it works fine in the console bash. It's just the ssh bash that gives the link error only if the /debug switch is set.

I suspect that the MSPDB110.DLL is a "windows" module (as opposed to a true console program) and fails to execute in the ssh process, as I've seen happen when trying to run other non-console programs in a cygwin ssh. But this is just my guess. In the pastebin you'll also see that I show where the cl.exe and mspdb110 are coming from (which cl.exe near the bottom).

I find many posts/threads discussing doing this in cygwin bash sessions, but don't find anyone attempting to do it via ssh.

Appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks Mike

Answer 1

Is your remote box using Cygwin 1.7? See A Note on Compiling through Cygwin SSHd in http://code.google.com/p/qt-msvc-installer/.

I could also suggest that you try finding the DLL in the MSVS directory and add the directory where it's placed to PATH as PATH=/cygwin/c/path/to/dir:$PATH.